Toronto Blue Jays activate veteran reliever Sewald, option Estrada to triple-A

TORONTO: The Toronto Blue Jays have activated veteran reliever Paul Sewald before their three-game series against the New York Yankees. Sewald, a 36-year-old right-hander with a 4.30 ERA over 426 career regular-season games, was claimed off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Blue Jays also optioned reliever Lazaro Estrada to triple-A Buffalo, where he had a 1-1 record with a 5.54 ERA and one save over eight appearances this year.

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